Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:35:51 -0400 | | From | Mark Mielke <> | | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Adeos nanokernel for Linux kernel |
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On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 11:21:00PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > What you really want for an MP3 player is _not_ hard RT, what you want is > > > very reliable low-latency. Which we can do without throwing away most of > > > UNIX. > > I think that depends on whether you are an audiophile or not. Or a > > broadcaster. If you're a broadcaster, how many mp3 skips will you > > tolerate > 10 skips a year is probably okay for broadcaster, "normal" stations > using cds are worse than that.
Also, unless one plans on playing 10+ .mp3's simulataneously on the same piece of hardware, I would make a bet that the electric company, or the computer itself would 'skip' before the dedicated computer 'skipped'. In either case, real time, or no real time, the system will skip.
mark
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